News  - 10 Mar 2022

Key Improvements in 2021

A Look Back at Major Software Advancements in 2021

Our team worked hard to improve the PDS Asset Management Software last year. Read on to see the main changes we implemented!

General Changes

  • Sync time reduction
  • Various 3rd party integrations
  • Complex Module focus
  • Inspect Module development to support basic QA activities

PDS Idler

  • Letter field that can be mapped for part numbers
    • For extensions, odd zones.
  • Guide roller graphics available
    • To manage Guide roller faults using PDS.
  • 3rd Party API Integration
    • Customer software App to App easy transition into PDS for failure records.
    • Veyeron idlers.

PDS Complex

  • Functionality to support Skirting Management:
    • Option to record or schedule skirt rotations and adjustments, as well as track replacements.
  • Other Complex Module Improvements:
    • Ability to record inspection details against liners/screen panels
    • Configure Alarm Points for individual liners/screen panels
    • Edit layouts. Keeping history of remaining entities
    • Create Versions for layout or Part Number changes
  • 3rd Party API Integration
    • Scantec Integration for Chute scans
    • Screen measurements from Drones

PDS Wear

  • Online BTT Integration
  • New Reports for Tonnes based Wear Calculations
    • Wear Profile and Trend – Tonnes Report
      • Calculates wear rate and change-out date based on mm/MT.
    • Belt Life History – Tonnes Report
      • Compares current wear rates [mm/MT] and Tonnes carried with previous belts on same conveyor.

NOTE: Tonnes-based wear data is dependent on the customer allowing Tonnes data feed to PDS.

PDS Inspect

  • Functionality to support basic QA activities:
    • Use an image from the (i) box to mark up for easy recording of signatures, schematics and tabular entries.
    • Set prerequisites in the task sequence for Hold Points whereby subsequent tasks cannot be done until the Hold Point has been completed.
    • Replace assets in PDS during the QA activity (even if no reception) so that condition records can be linked to either the asset being removed or the new replacement asset
  • At Fault Dashboard & User Group Filters:
    • Filter the At Fault Dashboard based on User Groups to view your team’s Watchlist items.